The Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates played a game that ended in controversy on Saturday night. Rockies outfielder Jake McCarthy started the game with an inside-the-park leadoff home run off Pirates star Paul Skenes. The Rockies made out with a 2-1 win, but the Pirates thought they had tied the game in the top of the ninth inning.
Pirates batter Jake Mangum hit a grounder to Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros. The infielder charged the ball and met baserunner Billy Cook simultaneously. The umpires called everyone safe on the field, which would have led to a tie game. However, after the umpires met, Cook was called out for baserunner interference.
Pirates manager Don Kelly was irate about the call. The crew chief explained that the runner failed to avoid the defender in the act of fielding the baseball, resulting in the out. Karros said Cook’s cleat clipped his glove during the play.
The Rockies improved to 30-47 on the year, while the Pirates fell to 38-39.
Original reporting: Fox News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
